K.O.W. - K.O.Y.?

Our No Mas Knockout of the Week is from this past Saturday night, and is unquestionably an early candidate for the Knockout of the Year. It came on the undercard of the Diaz/Morales fight when IBF junior flyweight (that's 108 pounds folks) champion Ulises Solis knocked out Rodel Mayol in the eighth round of their title bout with a lightning-quick, and if I may so, bizarre one-two. Mayol had the champ on the canvas in the sixth and was still stalking him in this round. Early on he catches Solis with a monster overhand right that prompts the chest-thumping show of bravado that is universal language for "oh yeah that was a big shot." Soon afterwards, Solis ceases thumping his chest and instead thumps Mayol, following up a stiff left jab with a right that is half a cross and half a karate chop. The combined effect of the two blows leave Mayol crawling around like an infant who's all drunk on Hennessey. As his handlers lead the dazed victim back to his corner, the announcer points out that Mayol has a smile on his face and says, "even he admires the punch." I, uh, disagree with that interpretation. It seems clear to me that holms is smiling due to a brief but severe bout of retardification.